John Francis Dillon (director)

American film director

John Francis Dillon
Dillon on the set of Love's Blindness, 1926
Born(1884-07-13)July 13, 1884
DiedApril 4, 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 49)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesJack Dillon
Occupation(s)Film director
Actor
Years active1914–1934

John Francis Dillon (July 13, 1884 – April 4, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 130 films between 1914 and 1934. He also appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in New York, New York, was a brother of Robert A. Dillon, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. He was married to the actress Edith Hallor.

Partial filmography

  • Dough and Dynamite (1914)
  • Indiscreet Corinne (1917)
  • Suds (1920)
  • The Plaything of Broadway (1921)
  • The Cub Reporter (1922)
  • The Yellow Stain (1922)
  • Flaming Youth (1923)
  • Double Dealing (1923) (actor)
  • The Self-Made Wife (1923)
  • The Broken Violin (1923)[1]
  • Lilies of the Field (1924)
  • Flirting with Love (1924)
  • The Perfect Flapper (1924)
  • The Half-Way Girl (1925)
  • We Moderns (1925)
  • The Test of Donald Norton (1926) (actor)
  • Don Juan's Three Nights (1926)
  • Midnight Lovers (1926)
  • Love's Blindness (1926)
  • The Prince of Headwaiters (1927)
  • Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927) (actor)
  • The Noose (1928)
  • The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928)
  • Out of the Ruins (1928)
  • Scarlet Seas (1929)
  • Sally (1929)
  • Children of the Ritz (1929)
  • Bride of the Regiment (1930)
  • The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
  • Kismet (1930)
  • Millie (1931)
  • The Finger Points (1931)
  • The Pagan Lady (1931)
  • Behind the Mask (1932)
  • Call Her Savage (1932)
  • The Big Shakedown (1934)

References

  1. ^ Blake, Joseph (November 24, 1923). "The Broken Violin" – via memory.loc.gov.
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Films directed by John Francis Dillon
1910s
  • The Key to Yesterday (1914)
  • His Taking Ways (uncredited) (1914)
  • Cats, Cash and a Cook Book (1915)
  • Curing Father (1915)
  • Deserted at the Auto (1915)
  • One to the Minute (1915)
  • Almost a Widow (1915)
  • Johnny the Barber (1915)
  • Anita's Butterfly (1915)
  • Two Hearts and a Thief (1915)
  • Kiddus, Kids and Kiddo (1915)
  • Getting in Wrong (1916)
  • Some Night (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Burglar (1916)
  • Walk This Way (1916)
  • Paddy's Political Dream (1916)
  • Igorrotes, Crocodiles, and a Hat Box (1916)
  • Heaven Will Protect a Woiking Goil (1916)
  • Too Much Married (1916)
  • Love Dynamite and Baseballs (1916)
  • More Truth Than Poetry (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways (1916)
  • Search Me! (1916)
  • The Lion Hearted Chief (1916)
  • Bungling Bill, Detective (1916)
  • Knocking Out Knockout Kelly (1916)
  • A Mix-Up in Photos (1916)
  • Slipping It Over on Father (1916)
  • Bungling Bill, Doctor (1916)
  • A Mixup at Rudolph's (1916)
  • Chinatown Villains (1916)
  • National Nuts (1916)
  • When Papa Died (1916)
  • Nailing on the Lid (1916)
  • His Blowout (1916)
  • Delinquent Bridegrooms (1916)
  • The Iron Mitt (1916)
  • Just for a Kid (1916)
  • Hired and Fired (1916)
  • A Deep Sea Liar (1916)
  • For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916)
  • Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
  • Indiscreet Corinne (1917)
1920s
1930s
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